In the special, she either sold her dad's car or used her winnings to bail Lindsay and herself out of jail. Sorry, neither is believable after destroying the Mona Lisa, but the winnings is slightly more realistic.

In the end, Don says "Looks like everybody's happy". In the SurferDudes' ending, this is not true, as the Cadets are both standing there sad. In the Cadets' ending, the Surfers hug, and say they are just happy they made it to the finale, making this true.

Their ending was more complete than the Surfers' ending in my opinion.